TDC Action/Action Position Question

[dresoccer4]

hey guys. i'm flying around messing around with the DMT TV targeting function. im kind of confused on how to designate targets. especially between the TDC Action/No Action and the TDC Down (Action Position) keys. (man they sound similar!)

 

after scrolling with the TDC up/down/left/right keys, does the TDC Down (Action Position) key designate a target position?

 

what does the TDC Action/No Action key do then? all i can tell is it lets you scroll the cursor faster

 

when pressing Sensor Select Aft, does that affect target designation or just turn on a laser?

 

thanks for any help that can be passed my way!

 

-D

[mvsgas]

TDC down (action position) is like pressing a button, TDC Action/No action is a toggle, so IIRC, you can press it once, and acts as if you held the button down. Sensor Select aft switches between DST: LST and TV.

[dresoccer4]

TDC down (action position) is like pressing a button, TDC Action/No action is a toggle, so IIRC, you can press it once, and acts as if you held the button down. Sensor Select aft switches between DST: LST and TV.

 

ah ok, so they're two separate switches? i thought all of the TDC things were 1 switch

[Zeroskills]

ah ok, so they're two separate switches? i thought all of the TDC things were 1 switch

 

It's two different ways to operate the same switch. You use the TDC down button if you want to manualy hold the button down yourself. As long as you are holding the assigned button down the switch in the Harrier will be held down, when you let up, the switch in the harrier will let up.

 

If you use the TDC action/no action button the game will hold the same switch down for you. You press the button once and the game hold the button down. When you press the button again the game releases the switch for you.

[dresoccer4]

It's two different ways to operate the same switch. You use the TDC down button if you want to manualy hold the button down yourself. As long as you are holding the assigned button down the switch in the Harrier will be held down, when you let up, the switch in the harrier will let up.

 

If you use the TDC action/no action button the game will hold the same switch down for you. You press the button once and the game hold the button down. When you press the button again the game releases the switch for you.

 

 

:cry: oh man i feel dumb, having a hard time following. i think because i'm not sure why you would use each. is it personal preference? or is there a certain situation you would use one way or the other?

 

sorry for the questions, this is the first time i've flown anything this complex in DCS

[Flagrum]

:cry: oh man i feel dumb, having a hard time following. i think because i'm not sure why you would use each. is it personal preference? or is there a certain situation you would use one way or the other?

 

sorry for the questions, this is the first time i've flown anything this complex in DCS

In reality, the TDC is a 4-way hat with an additional 5th direction, namely "depressed" or "down". That way the pilot can depress the 4-way hat and also still use the 4 directions simultaneously.

 

Such a 4+1 way hat switch is rarely seen on joysticks that we use. So to make it easier for us, we can now use any 4-way hat plus any other button for "action/no action" toggle. This avoids awkward situations where you would have to keep one button depressed with one finger and operate an other 4-way hat with another finger.

 

It is just a simplification for us users of gaming hardware.

[Chrinik]

A similar switch is the CMS on the Warthog Joystick...it has four ways of travel (forward,back, left, right.) and you can click it down like a button...

[dresoccer4]

In reality, the TDC is a 4-way hat with an additional 5th direction, namely "depressed" or "down". That way the pilot can depress the 4-way hat and also still use the 4 directions simultaneously.

 

Such a 4+1 way hat switch is rarely seen on joysticks that we use. So to make it easier for us, we can now use any 4-way hat plus any other button for "action/no action" toggle. This avoids awkward situations where you would have to keep one button depressed with one finger and operate an other 4-way hat with another finger.

 

It is just a simplification for us users of gaming hardware.

 

ah thanks that helps shed some light on it. i can try to picture that 4 + 1 hat switch when i'm pressing the keys. i think it makes sense why it speeds up slewing, because its like pressing the hat switch and moving it at the same time ... *lightbulb*

[evilnate]

If anyone else finds this issue when searching for something to the effect of "erratic tdc slew" or the like, I found a solution for me.

 

When programming my TM warthog for first time, I normally tune the throttle mini-stick axis curve to prevent over-sensitive movements. For the AV8B, adjustments to the default curve other than inversion seems to break smooth TDC slewing.

 

Point of post If you have erratic TDC slewing in AV8B, set the curve to default linear slope and see if that helps.

[Warlock1606688821]

If anyone else finds this issue when searching for something to the effect of "erratic tdc slew" or the like, I found a solution for me.

 

When programming my TM warthog for first time, I normally tune the throttle mini-stick axis curve to prevent over-sensitive movements. For the AV8B, adjustments to the default curve other than inversion seems to break smooth TDC slewing.

 

Point of post If you have erratic TDC slewing in AV8B, set the curve to default linear slope and see if that helps.

 

True , but i found it way too sensitive then. Don't know if its a problem of the module or the ministick itself